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Volleyball team nets one victory at classic

By Hyun Moon | September 25, 1989

Another weekend away from home was not too kind for the Huskie volleyball team. The Huskies finished with a 1-3 record at the Eastern Michigan/Ann Arbor News Classic, dropping their record to 2-8. Last Friday, NIU lost its first match in a tough game...

NIU tough, but splits

By Steve Dennis | September 25, 1989

Three out of four scoreless halves for the NIU defense wasn't enough this weekend. That was the story for the NIU field hockey team as it shut out the Ohio State Buckeyes for both halves on Friday en route to a 2-0 win, and shut out the Northwestern Wildcats...

Huskies hungry for K-State ‘Cats

By Eric Burt | September 22, 1989

NIU football will try to extend Kansas State's non-winning streak to 30 games when the Huskies take on the Wildcats this Saturday (Sept. 23) at 1:10 p.m. "Kansas State is hungry for a win so we're very cautious as we go into this game," NIU offensive...

Spikers bolting to classic

By Hyun Moon | September 22, 1989

Another weekend away from the "friendly confines" of Chick Evans Field House has the NIU volleyball team packing its bags today for the Eastern Michigan/Ann Arbor News Classic. The Huskies will participate in the two-day tournament featuring NIU, Eastern...

Capable Cougars looking to stifle NIU kicking force

By Carl Ackerman | September 22, 1989

NIU soccer hosts Big Central Soccer Conference rival Southern Illinois-Edwardsville for a 1 p.m. match this Sunday at the Huskie Soccer Field. The Huskies (5-1-1) are riding high after two straight shutouts over Quincy College and Illinois State, while...

Bell’s crew in gear for conference foes

By Steve Dennis | September 22, 1989

It's time to turn up the intensity for the NIU Field Hockey team as it takes the Cardinal and Black into Huskie Stadium for the Midwest Collegiate Field Hockey Conference opener today against the Buckeyes of Ohio State. The face-off for the game is at...

Superstitions run wild; Another Wildcat match

September 21, 1989

Is anybody here superstitious? Let's hope that no one wearing a chin strap or shoulder pads just raised a hand. Why? Well, in 1982 a Huskie grid squad hit the road to play the team with the longest losing skid in the country. And now, seven years later...

Huskies simmer Redbirds of ISU

By Carl Ackerman | September 21, 1989

NIU's soccer team raised its record to an impressive 5-1-1 in Wednesday's 2-0 home victory over Ilinois State thanks in part to the goals of Todd Moore and Jim Corno. Moore struck first when he cranked an eight-yarder from the left side with just 10:02...

Regents review funding requests

By Mark McGowan | September 21, 1989

NORMAL—NIU Provost Kendall Baker put in a request for NIU's piece of the pie Wednesday at the Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee meeting at Illinois State University. The committee met to discuss and request funds for fiscal year...

Stewart earns NIU’s initial AMCU award

September 20, 1989

Not only has NIU golfer Rick Stewart received recognition for his talents, he's made Huskie history. The NIU junior became the first Huskie to be awarded Athlete of the Week status by the Association of Mid-Continent Universities—NIU's new men's conference...

Wildcats have stumbled over rough trail

By Eric Burt | September 20, 1989

Going into this Saturday's game with a Kansas State team that has failed to win in 29 straight games, one would think that NIU might look past the Wildcats to next week's game with Western Illinois. "We're not going to take them lightly," defensive lineman...

New-look soccer team kicking into high gear

September 20, 1989

"We're a young team and a little inexperienced, but it's only a matter of time before we mature into a good Top 20 team." If the aforementioned quote sounds familiar, it's because it has appeared many times in the soccer articles on the pages of The Northern...

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